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Nickel speciation in Sebertia acuminata, a plant growing on a lateritic soil of New Caledonia

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Nickel speciation in a nickel hyperaccumulating plant ( Sebertia acuminata ) and its associated soil of southern New Caledonia was studied using various analytical methods. The soil is formed of iron oxides (goethite, hematite), which contain almost all the nickel. The available nickel is probably linked to the organic matter in the litter. Sebertia acuminata , acts as a nickel pump, and concentrates the metal in its leaves. It partitions nickel and silica; nickel is concentrated in the cells (probably in the vacuoles) as organometallic complexes, whereas silica forms the framework of the cells, and the phytolithes. A thorough study of these plants seems essential in order to define the soil–plant relations, and to propose appropriate ways for ecological restoration.

Source: Comptes Rendus Géoscience

DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2003.12.014

Authors: Nicolas Perrier, Fabrice Colin, Tanguy Jaffré, Jean-Paul Ambrosi, Jérôme Rose, Jean-Yves Bottero

Institutions: Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Language: English

Topic: Heavy metals in environment

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2046544349